Statement from Chief Superintendent Matthew Williams
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We received reports that a pupil at Ebbw Fawr Learning Community had received threats
This morning, we received a report that the secondary campus at Ebbw Fawr Learning Community had been placed in partial lockdown at around 10.20am after a teenage pupil had reportedly received threatening messages.
Our officers swiftly attended the site and are working with the school to ensure the safety of its learners and reassure parents.
We have arrested a teenage boy on suspicion of making threats. This arrest didn't take place on school premises and was not made in the Ebbw Vale area. We carried out a search during the arrest, and no offensive weapons were found. He remains in police custody at this time as our enquiries continue.
We understand the level of concern from parents in the area today, but I'd like to thank the public and the school for following protocol, remaining calm and relaying any concerns they had to us.
These actions allowed us to act quickly, make an arrest, safeguard pupils and reassure the community.
The school is now no longer in lockdown and parents and guardians are collecting their children.